What Happened
Failure To Launch Threatens America's Space Leadership
The US commercial space industry is facing a new challenge: launch infrastructure. Despite leading the world in launches, the industry is constrained by facilities, processes, and government coordination. New research by the Commercial Space Federation and Rational Futures identifies logistics as a major bottleneck, with shared roads, bridges, and payload processing facilities causing delays. According to the report, improved coordination and infrastructure are needed to support the growing demand for launch services. This was reported by Dave Cavossa, president of the Commercial Space Federation, in an article for InsideSources.com.